skinnydip

Swim without clothes

To skinnydip is to swim naked, usually in a natural body of water like a lake, pond, or ocean.

The activity typically happens at night or in secluded spots to avoid being seen: We skinnydipped in the lake after everyone else went to sleep.

Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.

The noun skinny-dip refers to an instance of such swimming.

nudeSwimming

swimming

Locomotion through water

plunge · splash · wade · naturism · moonlit · secluded · waterhole · pond · lake · creek

thrill

daring

Adventurous courage

audacious · gutsy · nerve · rush · adrenaline · liberating · carefree · uninhibited · wild · rebellious

freedom

liberation

Release from constraint

unshackled · natural · primal · empowering · authentic · unburdened · vulnerability · self-expression · body-positive · release

spontaneity

impulse

Sudden urge to act

spur-of-the-moment · midnight · dare · sudden · serendipity · unexpected · surprise · last-minute · carefree · reckless

Opposites
social propriety

skinnydiplap swimming

Continuous pool exercise

swim lesson · competitive swimming

clothing/coverage while swimming

skinnydipburkini

Full-body modest swimwear

covered up · clothed · dressed

social propriety/convention

skinnydipdecorous

Socially appropriate, dignified

Family

skin, dip, skinny, dipped, dipping, dips, dipper, nudity, dippers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13